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Rob Hellstern
Rob's swimming for nature
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Each summer we come together with the goal of having great friends, do a great thing for nature. Completing an ocean swim is no ordinary task but we do so to raise funds for The Nature Conservancy to build sustainable ecosystems and conserve Australia's natural landscapes and wildlife habitat.
$25 Could buy 3 dozen juvenile oysters to stock our reefs
$50 Could buy 60 million oyster larvae to put back into our bays
$125 Could provide 250 adult oysters per 1m2 of limestone shellfish reef
Thank you so much for your support!
You can follow us on Instagram @ 'Swimfornature'
HISTORY OF THE BIG SWIM
The first swim was held back in 1974 with a bunch of adventurous members of Whale Beach Surf Club competing. The concept for the swim came from Bob Lynch, the father of Barton Lynch, our former World Champion surfboard rider. Sadly, Bob, a police officer, was killed while travelling on his police motorcycle. The idea of this beach–to–beach, open ocean swim caught on, with numbers increasing dramatically to a point just shy of 2000. Other Surf Clubs have adopted the concept and now run swims along their beaches.
The Big Swim remembers Bob and his association with the club.
THE BIG SWIM is a journey swim, not around the buoys in a bay but a true ocean swim.
After over 40 years it is one of Australia's Iconic ocean swims and all credit to those who have completed the course from Palm Beach around Little Head to finish at Whale Beach.
THE BIG SWIM has as it's principal sponsor MACQUARIE GROUP. WBSLSC is most appreciative of their support over several years
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The Trustee for The Nature Conservancy Australia Trust
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a leading conservation organisation working around the world in more than 35 countries to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends. Since 2000, The Nature Conservancy Australia has collaborated with a wide array of partners to support conservation efforts across more than 126 million hectares of Australia’s lands and waters. This includes securing 29 high priority additions to the National Reserve System, including some of the largest private protected areas in Australia. The Nature Conservancy Australia has also assisted Indigenous groups with the protection of 19.6 million hectares of Indigenous Protected Areas across northern and central Australia, we’re working to conserve the Great Western Woodlands, the world’s largest intact temperate woodland and we’ve recently commenced our marine program which aims to keep Australia’s great southern seascapes healthy for nature and people.
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